By The Fast Colors, Chris Toh, Kevin Mathews
How did Singapore's pop scene come about? Is there a difference between LionCityBoy and Lion City Kia?
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How can young musicians develop their brand? Should we follow what's trending in the music scene? What does it mean to "make it" as a musician? Find out the answers to these questions and more with our guest, Club Mild guitarist Tan Peng Sing.
Peng Sing has worn many musical hats – not only is he a musician and a champion of local music, he was the music director on radio, the founder of the record label Where Are The Fruits, and now, if we read his LinkedIn profile right, he's the Senior Manager, Performing Arts (Music) at the National Arts Council. So he knows a thing or two about the music biz.
It's an episode you don't want to miss! (and you'll want to share this with your friends too!)
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Follow Club Mild: linktree, website & Instagram
Follow Peng Seng
Listen: The Lion City Rock Playlist
Full Sput Ahead! (Substack review by Chris)
Power of Pop Substack
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen: Kevin Mathews' music
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We're sorry this is so late. The past few weeks have been strange at the Lion City Rock pod. But we're back with this new episode featuring a chat with young singer-songwriter, Benny's.
A true music fan, Benny's wears her musical heart on her sleeve and her songs reflect her thoughts about life, the universe, and well, just about everything.
Benny's attracted attention sometime back when concertgoers took to social media after her performance at the Esplanade was interrupted by an unexpected guest. Since that incident though, she has been quietly putting together a new swathe of songs which hopefully will be out soon! (Well, she said September, but she also admitted that her timelines were quite fluid. We wait with bated breath.)
*recorded end-May 2024
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LINKS
Benny's IG
The Lion City Rock Playlist
Full Sput Ahead! (review by Chris)
Power of Pop Substack
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!
It's the return of Leo! Yup, Leonard Soosay is back! This time, he's joined by Josh Wei to talk more about their plans for 'Weed - Tumbleweed Studios, that is.
The pair started Tumbleweed (conveniently located at The Esplanade) because they felt younger musicians needed a conveniently located jamming studio that's also affordable. And did we say it's conveniently located?
*recorded at Tumbleweed Studios in June
**also, check out our Lion City Rock playlist, which we want to be an introduction to the wide world of pop music from and made in Singapore –and tell us what other tracks we should add to the list
***also also, check out Chris' review of Bellied Star's debut album, Sput (warning: much gushing to be expected)
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LINKS
Leonard Soosay episode
The Lion City Rock Playlist
Full Sput Ahead! (review by Chris)
Power of Pop Substack
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!
Chris and Kevin took time to catch up in this episode where they talk about the LCR schedule, money money money, our guitar-toting PM, Chris' new anime fetish – Bocchi The Rock!, and Kevin stacking up his Substack. They prattled on for so long we just had to cut it sho-
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LINKS
The Lion City Rock Playlist
Power of Pop Substack
Bocchi The Rock! trailer 1/ trailer 2
Bellied Star Spotify
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!
It's all about Star power! Bellied Star, that is. Young rockers Audrey, Ethan, Marco and Mitch have been making a splash on the scene in the last 18 months with their exuberant rock and energetic live performances. With their debut album, SPUT, just out, Bellied Star is keeping the Lion City rockin' with songs like 'Skinning', 'If You Mind' and 'Perpetual Notion'.
Hot take: If Bellied Star is the future of Singapore rock, we're in good hands.
*recorded May 2024
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LINKS
Get tickets for Bellied Star's album launch
Bandcamp
TikTok
Spotify
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!
We're a few weeks late with this one, but hey, that's Life. Our guest is returning friend of the pod, Art Fazil, who's back to share more about what's been happening in his life, the Ramadan Moon album he recorded earlier this year, and what it takes for the Singapore scene to get off the ground. Again.
*this episode was recorded mid-May
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Art Fazil
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Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!
Orchard Road – Singapore's most famous road! – is more than just a shopping belt. Back in the 1960s, it was the home of tea dance venues like the famous Golden Venus. In the 1980s, shopping malls like Far East Plaza and Centrepoint were hubs for scores of teens. And for four years running, Orchard Road was the site of Singapore's biggest street party, Swing Singapore!
Those are the stories we know. But there's more to this stretch of Singapore than meets the eye.
In this special episode – in conjunction with Singapore HeritageFest 2024 – we join guests Shaiful Risan, Li Lin Wee and KK Liew to learn more stories and recollections of Orchard Road, from breakdance battles in car parks to David Bowie's escalator escapade!
Special thanks to the Singapore HeritageFest 2024 and KK Liew for arranging this! We appreciate you!
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Shaiful Risan
Li Lin Wee
KK Liew
Singapore HeritageFest 2024
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Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can improve it. Also, we can do much more if you drop a donation in the link provided. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We appreciate you!
When The Observatory's debut album, Time Of Rebirth, was released in 2004, it was an eye-opening (ear-opening?) experience for listeners. Filled with rhythms and grooves, along with a smattering of the experimentation that the band would go on to do, it was lauded by critics. It was even picked as an album of the year by the media - well, one media outlet. But now, 20 years later, does the album stand up to the test of time? Kevin and Chris share their observations about this classic Observatory offering.
*Recorded in March 2024.
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Shazza's music
Shazza's vids
Follow Shazza and check out her gigs
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
We're looking for ways to improve our podcast. Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can make it better. Also, if you drop a donation in the link provided we can do much more. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We really appreciate you!
Who's that girl who blew up the Internet singing with Crash Adams? Why, that's Shazza, our Lion City Rock guest today!
The singer has been making waves in recent times, and she shares all about her music journey so far: dropping her debut album last year, appearing on the Times Square billboard, and getting more than 20mil views online for her collab with Crash Adams.
And to think the only questions we prepared were "what's your preferred breakfast?" and "what's your favourite colour?"
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LINKS
Shazza's music
Shazza's vids
Follow Shazza and check out her gigs
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
We're looking for ways to improve our podcast. Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can make it better. Also, if you drop a donation in the link provided we can do much more. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We really appreciate you!
Anthropologist and author of Sonic City Steve Ferzacca joins us this week to talk about his book and why a Canadian academic (that's Steve, btw) ended up writing about the Singapore music scene. Along the way, he shares his memories of the late Jimmy Appudurai-Chua; gigging with a Straydog in Vietnam; and what money has to do with making music and getting it heard (apparently, a lot!)
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Get Sonic City: Making Rock Music And Urban Life In Singapore
Borrow the book
Chatting with Straydogs' Lim Kiang
Our tribute to Jimmy Appudurai-Chua episode
Follow Lion City Rock Facebook / Instagram
Listen to Kevin Mathews' music
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Like, follow and subscribe to Lion City Rock on RedCircle, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Give us a 5-star rating and review – it really helps others search for some good ol' Lion City Rock!
We're looking for ways to improve our podcast. Let us know what you like (or don't like!) so we can make it better. Also, if you drop a donation in the link provided we can do much more. Every little bit helps. Thank you very much for all your support! We really appreciate you!
The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.